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“CYBER-SHAMING” IS SEXUAL ABUSE
It’s all over the news when a teacher is found to have been involved in an inappropriate relationship with an underage student. In fact, in my line of work, which includes helping victims of sexual assault and abuse, I’m used to hearing stories about “inappropriate relationships” of all kinds. I couldn’t agree more with… Read More »
WHO CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR TERRORISM-CAUSED INJURIES?
In October, 2017, after a 29-year-old male driving a rented Home Depot pickup truck plowed into bicyclists and pedestrians on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, 8 people were left dead and more than 12 injured. In that same month, a high-stakes gambler named Stephen Paddock opened fire on a concert… Read More »
THERE IS NO “AVERAGE” CAR ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT
When you’re trying to put your life back together after a serious automobile accident, you hardly know where to start. While your body fights to overcome the physical injuries you’ve sustained, your mind is trying to stay calm and clear-thinking. Naturally, one of your big concerns is getting the financial help you’re going to… Read More »
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE BREAST CANCER CONSTITUTES MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
A doctor is not responsible for a patient having cancer. But, a physician can be responsible for cancer misdiagnosis and the consequences of cancer misdiagnosis. The billboards and magazine article have made it very clear – when it comes to breast cancer, there is tremendous value in early detection by patients through self-examination. But… Read More »
WHEN PELVIC AND VAGINAL SURGERY RESULT IN KIDNEY DAMAGE
Bladder injuries are the most frequent urologic injury inadvertently caused by a surgeon, as explained on the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis website. Fortunately, bladder injuries can usually be recognized and repaired immediately. What is not usually recognized immediately are ureteral injuries. These have the potential to be life-threatening or to… Read More »
SHOULDER DYSTOCIA CAN BE A NEWBORN NIGHTMARE
“Shoulder Dystocia is the nightmare of obstetricians,” the authors of an article in the Journal of Prenatal Medicine observe. Why? “Shoulder dystocia is one of the most litigated cause in obstetrics,” they explain, “because it is frequently associated with permanent birth-related injuries and mother complications.” In plain English, shoulder dystocia is a disaster that… Read More »
DO I NEED AN ATTORNEY IN THE STATE WHERE MY ACCIDENT HAPPENED?
Bob and Sissy Sandburn and their three children had enjoyed a wonderful visit with Bob’s sister’s family in northern Michigan. Unfortunately, on the way back home to Indiana, the Sandburns’ car was struck by an oncoming vehicle driven by a Michigan resident who had a high blood alcohol level. Sissy and Bob each sustained… Read More »
TRUCKING ACCIDENT VICTIMS REQUIRE A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF HELP
Ever heard of Newton’s Third Law Effect? When two objects collide, the size of the force of the first object equals the size of the force imposed on the second object. Translated into auto accident language, that law means that, in accidents involving one big semi truck and one smaller passenger vehicle, the injuries… Read More »
RECOVERING DAMAGES AFTER A SHOOTING INJURY
In the United States of America there are plenty of guns, with plenty of laws, both federal and state, governing gun manufacture, gun sale, and gun use. There is also plenty of gun violence. Two different sets of laws may be invoked by a person injured in a shooting who wants to sue to… Read More »
WAS IT A GUN OR A PERSON THAT HURT YOU? CAN YOU RECOVER A SETTLEMENT?
Did you know – if you or someone close to you was unintentionally injured by a firearm, there may be financial recourse available. But, you wonder, if you win your case, who will pay? It depends. Your Indiana personal injury attorney will first need to know one thing: was it a gun, rather than… Read More »
